To the editor:
On Sunday evening (Jan. 17th) on U.S. Rt. 1 in Amity, we were unloading groceries and carrying them in, when our dog slipped out and got loose. Before we could go and retrieve him, he got struck by a vehicle but was still alive.
The person that hit him came to get my fiancé to get the dog. My fiancé picked the dog up and was heading back to our pickup along with my son and the driver of the truck that struck our dog in the first place, when out of nowhere a speeding vehicle came along and struck my fiancé’s arm, which threw him in the ditch and the dog under their pickup. They didn’t even hit their brakes. I’m sure they had to know that they hit something, and I’m sure they didn’t know if it was a person or what.
Whoever you are, you are lucky that it wasn’t a human life that you took, but you did kill our purebred golden retriever, who we and our four children loved and miss very much! It is scary to know that there is anyone who could do something like that and not have the decency to stop. Lucky for you it was too dark to see what kind of pickup you were driving or you would be hearing from the police!
Myrna Flewelling
Amity
To the editor:
We are pleased to write this letter in support of Senator Roger Sherman’s bill, LD 1678 which seeks a resolve directing the Department of Transportation to review the fiscal impact on the State of the closure of the railroad track between Madawaska and Millinocket.
As previous owners of Levesque Lumber Inc., the rail saved us over $2 million per year versus trucking the lumber to our markets, which reached as far south as Florida and as far west as Tennessee. We shipped approximately 70 percent of our lumber products by rail, and 30 percent by truck.
In our humble opinion, if the railroad would cease to exist north of Millinocket, this would be a huge disincentive for any major manufacturer of any size to locate or exist in this area. In our humble opinion, the state of Maine cannot afford not to get involved. We felt the same way when we initially got involved to rebuild Route 11, that the state could not afford not to get involved.
That you for the opportunity to present our support for this important bill and we hopefully look forward to a favorable outcome.
Dan Levesque, president/owner
Mike Levesque, VP/owner
Aroostook Internet/Netherland Office Products
Editor’s note: This letter was written to Sen. Dennis Damon and Rep. Edward Mazurek, who are chairmen of the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Transportation.
